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Oct 04, 2016 | ISBN 9780525433811

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About The Paranoid Style in American Politics: An Essay

A Vintage Shorts Selection
 
A timely reissue of acclaimed historian Richard Hofstadter’s authoritative and unforgettable essay. First published in 1964 and no less relevant half a century later, The Paranoid Style in American Politics scrutinizes the conditions that gave rise to the extreme right of the 1950s and the 1960s, and presages the ascendancy of the Tea Party movement and, now, Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
 
Fringe groups can and do both influence and derail American politics, and Hofstadter remains indispensable reading for anyone who wants to understand why paranoia, a persistent psychic phenomenon with an outsize role in American public life, refuses to abate.
 
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About Richard Hofstadter

Richard Hofstadter (1916–1970) was one of the leading American historians and intellectuals of the twentieth century. Throughout his career, he worked at many universities, most recently as the DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University. His works include the… More about Richard Hofstadter

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Category: Domestic Politics

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Oct 04, 2016 | 24 Pages | ISBN 9780525433811

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Praise for Richard Hofstadter’s The Paranoid Style in American Politics:

“[Hofstadter’s] account stands as the most balanced and authoritative analysis we have of a formidable and apparently permanent force in American politics.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Calm, clear, dispassionate and devastating-a joy to read.” —Harper’s

“Helps us understand a political history that goes far beyond the issues of the fifties and sixties which it was invoked to explain.” —New Republic

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